Think about the Rhythm of your Melody!

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Is your lyric structured correctly?

Lyrics are designed to work with songs, therefore your lyric needs to have a song structure. Are you completely familar with song structures? For commercial, pop, country, rock, soul, hip hop songs, you need to have clearly defined sections. This is the most common song structure:

  • Verse 1
  • Chorus
  • Verse 2
  • Chorus
  • Bridge
  • Chorus
So when writing lyrics,  you should indicate the song structure sections on your lyric. This way the composer knows how your lyric is intended to work. Here's a great article on this very subject >>  


Think about the Rhythm of your Melody!

Experiment with rhythm! A good melody often has a compelling rhythm. Play around with different rhythmic patterns to make your melody interesting and catchy! Several pop songs are known for their interesting and unique rhythms. Here are a few examples- the rhythm of the melody sold them!:  “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson – This song has a distinctive bassline and rhythm that contributed to its iconic status. “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran “Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa “Sorry” Continue

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